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Culture/People:
probably Meillacan Ostionoid (Meillacoid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Possible collector:
Lady Edith Blake (Edith Bernal-Osborne Blake), Non-Indian, 1845-1926  Search this
Sir Henry A. Blake, Non-Indian, 1840-1918  Search this
Previous owner:
Lady Edith Blake (Edith Bernal-Osborne Blake), Non-Indian, 1845-1926  Search this
Sir Henry A. Blake, Non-Indian, 1840-1918  Search this
Seller:
Lady Edith Blake (Edith Bernal-Osborne Blake), Non-Indian, 1845-1926  Search this
Sir Henry A. Blake, Non-Indian, 1840-1918  Search this
Object Name:
Maul/Hammer head
Media/Materials:
Stone
Techniques:
Ground
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Vere District; Clarendon Parish; Middlesex County; Jamaica
Archipelago:
Greater Antilles
Island Name:
Jamaica
Geographical Areas:
Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
Date created:
AD 800-1500
Collection History:
Collection history unknown, but possibly collected between 1889 and 1898 by Lady Edith Blake (1845-1926, amateur ethnologist, archaeologist, and artist) and her husband Sir Henry Arthur Blake (1840-1918, governor of the Bahamas from 1884 to 1887 and governor of Jamaica from 1889 to 1898); purchased from the Blakes by MAI in 1916 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Catalog Number:
5/9142
Barcode:
059142.000
See related items:
Meillacan Ostionoid (Meillacoid) (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6944db336-a270-4505-96c1-f9cba03b809e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_63599